Javan Munia
Photo © Satyaji Wibowo
Photo © Satyaji Wibowo — CC BY 4.0 — Source: iNaturalist #373813566The Javan munia (Lonchura leucogastroides) is a species of estrildid finch native to southern Sumatra, Java, Bali and Lombok islands in Indonesia. It was introduced in Singapore and the Malay Peninsula; It inhabits subtropical and tropical dry shrubland and grassland habitat. It has been assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The Javan munia is known to feed on algae.
Taman Nasional Baluran
Situbondo, Indonesia
+189 birds+9 mammals
Across the northeastern tip of East Java, where monsoon winds sweep down from the Bali Strait, a landscape of contrasts unfolds within 374 square kilometres of…
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Jember, Indonesia
+93 birds+1 mammals
Across East Java's southeastern coast, where the Indian Ocean meets a landscape of volcanic soils and monsoon-fed forests, sprawls a national park that epitomizes the ecological…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKWest Bali National Park
Gerokgak, Indonesia
+240 birds+8 mammals
Across West Bali's northwestern reaches, where the Indian Ocean meets volcanic slopes and limestone cliffs plunge toward turquoise shallows, sprawls a protected realm of roughly 325…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGunung Ciremai National Park
Majalengka, Indonesia
+116 birds+1 mammals
Volcanic slopes rise sharply from West Java's interior, where Gunung Ciremai's 3,078-metre summit dominates a landscape carved by geological upheaval and shaped by equatorial monsoon rainfall.…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMount Merapi National Park
Hargobinangun, Indonesia
+150 birds+3 mammals
Where the volcanic slopes of central Java rise into mist and montane forest, Mount Merapi National Park guards one of Indonesia's most dynamic landscapes. Spanning roughly…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKWay Kambas National Park
Lampung Timur, Indonesia
+237 birds+20 mammals
Across the low swamplands of eastern Lampung, where freshwater wetlands merge into tidal mangrove forests along the Sunda Strait, sprawls one of Sumatra's most vital sanctuaries.…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKomodo National Park
Komodo, Indonesia
+155 birds+14 mammals
Where volcanic peaks rise dramatically from turquoise waters, a primordial landscape unfolds across three main islands and countless smaller ones scattered throughout the Lesser Sunda archipelago.…
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